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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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